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by marsokod 1773 days ago
My theory is more that they will add the functionality to Starlink. Worst case, you just plug the RF part of the swarm cubesat on the outside of a Starlink. This way Starlink immediately supports low power devices, has a ground segment for the end-users readily available, and solves the latency/backhaul problem that all these cubesat constellations have.
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It's worth noting that it won't be as simple as plugging in Swarms' payload - there will be singificant necessary engineering work to validate the RF and power characteristics of the integration.

Interesting work I'm sure.